Quotes about Community
A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community.
— Jerry Bridges
It is clear from our Lord's prayer that He does not intend for us to withdraw from contact with the world of non-Christians (John 17:15). Instead, He said we are to be 'the salt of the earth' and 'the light of the world' (Matthew 5:13-14).
— Jerry Bridges
This is fellowship: sharing with one another what God is teaching through the Scriptures, and this is an important part of true community.
— Jerry Bridges
It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact that we share a common life in Christ.
— Jerry Bridges
Biblical community, then, incorporates this idea of an active partnership in the promotion of the gospel and the building up of believers.
— Jerry Bridges
Without this relationship with God, there can be no spiritual relationship with one another.
— Jerry Bridges
Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us.
— Jerry Bridges
If we are to master the scriptural principles of true biblical community, we must master this one: True greatness in the kingdom of heaven involves serving one another. Jesus said, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant" (Matthew 20:26).
— Jerry Bridges
Fellowship is much, much more than food and fun and even more than reading and studying the Scriptures with another believer. Fellowship at times may involve blood, sweat, and tears as we stand side by side with our persecuted brothers and sisters.
— Jerry Bridges
Christianity is not a do-it-yourself thing.
— Jerry Bridges
But this is what servant-hood within the fellowship of believers is all about: being alert to the little things that need to be done and then doing them.
— Jerry Bridges
Fellowship is not just a social privilege to enjoy; it is more basically a responsibility to assume.
— Jerry Bridges